שַׁמָּשׁ

shamash

pronounced sha-MASH

Attendant or servant — the helper candle used to light the other Hanukkah candles

also written: shammash

In Scripture World English Bible

A fiery stream issued and came out from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Daniel 7:10 The Aramaic verb “ministered” shares the service root behind shamash; this verse does not refer to a Hanukkah candle.

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 27:21 Priests tend the sanctuary light through the night, a biblical service-of-light context rather than the later shamash custom.

Nearby words

shalomשָׁלוֹם shalom aleichemשָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shalom lekhemשָׁלוֹם לָכֶם shavuotשָׁבוּעוֹת shemaשְׁמַע shevarimשְׁבָרִים

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Hebrew words

שלום shalom Wholeness, peace — nothing lacking, nothing…
שלום עליכם shalom aleichem “Peace be upon you” — the greeting Yeshua…
שמש shamash Attendant or servant — the helper candle used…
שלום לכם shalom lekhem “Peace to you” — what Yeshua said in Hebrew…
שבועות shavuot Weeks — the Feast of Weeks, celebrated fifty…

‹ Hebrew words

שַׁמָּשׁ shamash sha-MASH

Attendant or servant — the helper candle used to light the other Hanukkah candles

A fiery stream issued and came out from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Daniel 7:10

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 27:21